A photo exhibition featuring 70 photos of bird species will open at the Furama Đà Nẵng resort in celebration of Viet Nam’s National Day from September 1-3.

In Vietnamese cuisine, there are many creative ways of preserving food, including fermenting, using salt and smoking. But there is one method which is not only helpful in preservation but can create a natural flavour for the food, and that is drying it under the sun.

Famous comedians Vân Dung, Quang Thắng and Chí Trung will star in the television drama Yêu Thì Ghét Thôi (I Hate You Because I Love You) directed by Trịnh Lê Phong.

The secrets of canvas, brushes and palettes as well as special techniques of oil painting are revealed in a book released on Saturday in Hà Nội.

A ceremony to inaugurate the Mahatma Gandhi Bust took place on Monday at the Indian Embassy in Hà Nội as this year Indian people will celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth. 

A geography guide book on the country’s  natural and cultural heritage has just been published by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Beach trips are the favoured destinations for the upcoming National Day holiday on September 2, according to travel firms.

Artists of different nationalities and backgrounds will co-organise an event that features an interplay of literature, art and music from the East and West in Hà Nội next month.

Time seems to run at a different pace for Elza Soares. The Brazilian samba legend is 81 but on the eve of a Rio de Janeiro concert for her recent album Deus e Mulher ("God is a woman"), you wouldn't think so.